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Listening to God’s People

14  Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say.  15  These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning!  16  No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17  “‘In the last days, God says,     I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy,     your young men will see visions,     your old men will dream dreams. 18  Even on my servants, both men and women,     I will pour out my Spirit in those days,     and they will prophesy.  (Acts 2:14-18, NIV)   When I worked for a large religious organization several years ago, we were introduced to Total Quality Management.  Staff was involved in intensive training with a local university and some of us were trained as facilitators in the pro...